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EU data law draft uses language—word-for-word—from US, EU corporations

The European Parliament is expected to vote on data protection reform once the committee review process concludes this spring. European Parliament Ars recently reported on intense efforts by American tech firms and lobbying...

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Monday, February 11th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Bogus DMCA Takedown Requests Take Over The Internet

Probably fueled by the overzealous campaigns against piracy, a handful of important movie studios asked Google to not only remove their own legitimate content, but also to drop their Facebook pages and Wikipedia posts. After making...

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Friday, December 7th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Bit Torrent & Tim Ferriss Partnership Details Revealed

We reported last week about how Bit Torrent Inc. had announced it would be working together with author Tim Ferris to promote his new book as well as offering unique content – though we...

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Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 Net News No Comments

Bittorrent and Author Tim Ferriss Announce Partnership

In a move that looks likely to shake up the digital publishing business, celebrated author Tim Ferriss and BitTorrent Inc. have announced a partnership surrounding the release of Mr Ferriss’ new book, “The 4-Hour...

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Friday, November 16th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Sandvine’s Global Report Reveals An Increase of 120% In Data Usage In North America, 33% Of Which Belonging To Netflix

The report, entitled “Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2012 “, is based on Sandvine’s customers from across the world, including North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Here’s what it...

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Saturday, November 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments